Rio!

My friend Tricia and her new, beautiful, baby-girl, Rio Shanti, arrived on Thursday. We are having so much fun just playing and talking. The only thing that would make it better would be having Tonja (Rio's mommy) here with us.

Buddy liked Rio a lot, at first. But then she got some special treatment, and she didn't leave soon enough, and it was like a call to war. Buddy spent much time (after this photo was taken) asserting his dominance and protecting me from Rio.